Arte Fiera is an international

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art fair sited annually in

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, and was established in 1974. It is the oldest and biggest art fair in Italy. A separate section of Arte Fiera is held annually in

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History

Arte Fiera was founded in 1974 at the BolognaFiere pavilions designed by

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and soon became a landmark for international art scene. It has helped to expand the contemporary artistic research, including through parallel events such as the "Settimane internazionali della performance", which in 1977 and 1978 have hosted some of the greatest performers at the moment, like

Marina Abramović Marina Abramović ( sr-Cyrl, Марина Абрамовић, ; born November 30, 1946) is a Serbian conceptual and performance artist. Her work explores body art, endurance art, feminist art, the relationship between the performer and audienc ...

and

Ulay Frank Uwe Laysiepen (; 30 November 1943 – 2 March 2020), known professionally as Ulay, was a German artist based in Amsterdam and Ljubljana, who received international recognition for his Polaroid art and collaborative performance art with long ...

Hermann Nitsch Hermann Nitsch (29 August 1938 – 18 April 2022) was an Austrian contemporary artist and composer. His art encompassed wide-scale performances incorporating theater, multimedia, rituals and acted violence. He was a leading figure of Viennese Ac ...

Vito Acconci Vito Acconci (, ; January 24, 1940 – April 27, 2017) was an influential American performance, video and installation artist, whose diverse practice eventually included sculpture, architectural design, and landscape design. His foundational p ...

Gina Pane Gina Pane (Biarritz, May 24, 1939 – Paris, March 6, 1990) was a French artist of Italian origins. She studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1960 to 1965 and was a member of the 1970s Body Art movement in France, called "Art corpo ...

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, etc. Over time this fair had a great participation of Italian and international galleries, collectors and the public. In recent editions grew the relationship with the city of Bologna, through a large agenda of events in downtown, called Art City. In 2013 was born the ''SetUp Art Fair'', an "independent contemporary art fair" dedicated to emerging artists and independent galleries, that takes place at the Bologna Autostazione. In the 2014 edition, which took place from 24 to 27 January, it included 172 galleries, 1500 works by more than 1100 artists, and drew about 50,000 visitors.http://www.artefiera.it/media/artefiera/pressrelease/2014/eng/20140127_Arte_Fiera_chiusura_ING.pdf The 39th edition, in 2015, takes place from 23 to 26 January and includes a total of 216 exhibitors, among which 188 galleries.

Sections

The main sections of Arte Fiera are: * Arte moderna e contemporanea / Modern and contemporary art * Nuove proposte / New proposals * Fotografia / Photography * Focus on Eastern European countries * Solo Show

Arte Fiera in Shanghai

Arte Fiera debuted in Shanghai in 2007. This event is called ''BolognaFiere SH Contemporary'' and takes place at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre in September. These are the main sections: * Galleries * Country Guest * Promising * Special Projects * Talks

References

External links

Arte Fiera website

SH Contemporary website

SetUp website
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